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The Kitgum Resident District Commissioner, William Komakech had initially told our reporter that they are investigating claims that Local Defense Unit deserters in Karamoja could be behind the new wave of cattle thefts.

According to Nick Muneza, Assistant District Health Officer Kisoro, the duo are money changers operating at Chanika. Muneza says that the duo was quarantined after their investigations found that one of the money changers conducted a money transaction with the truck driver.

Dr. Philbert Nyeko, the Director Arua Regional Referral Hospital has turned down a request by the ART Clinic to deliver the drugs to their clients across the border, saying it is only the president who can authorise the request.

Over 100 vaccines are being developed globally in laboratories in the United Kingdom, the United States, Europe and even China. 76 of these are being followed by the World Health Organisation-WHO and six have begun clinical trials.

According to the Ministry of Health, the 24-year-old male Ugandan and 21-year-old Burundian National are under isolation at Rakai Hospital. They had been earlier picked from the community for quarantining having been traced and found to have been in contact with a positive case.

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases trial reportedly found that Remdesivir Accelerates Recovery from Advanced COVID-19 and that patients had a 31 per cent faster time to recovery than those who received placebo.

According to the Unit headed by Lt Col Edith Nakalema, Lagu’s arrest was in line with investigations into the mismanagement of over 18 billion Shillings in NAGRIC, misappropriation of funds and fraudulent procurements that led to shoddy construction works at Kasolwe and Lusenke Stock Farms.

While registered sanitizer brands in the country were only four before the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease, they now have 68 manufacturers on the market. But, of these only 28 have so far been confirmed for quality. 28 others have failed the quality tests, while 12 more brands have not yet been tested.

According to the annual crime report released by Police on Tuesday, Kidepo region – that comprises Abim, Kotido, Kaabong and Karenga topped countrywide with a total of 22 deaths by shooting in the year 2019.

David Aisu, the Kitgum District Internal Security Officer-DISO, says that they received credible reports indicating that some of the suspects had begun pairing up in quarantine. He notes that the suspects were living freely at the facility and making contacts with each other.

The Aswa River Region Police Spokesperson Patrick Jimmy Okema says the decongestion was due to minimize overcrowding in the police cells that could pose health risks to suspects particular during the wake of the deadly COVID-19 disease.

Sources from the Ministry of Education indicate that there has been a crisis of identifying funds for the proposed activities due to the fact they had missed out on the 304 Billion Shillings supplementary budget for the country's COVID-19 response.

The bank, which is reporting for the first time as Absa brand after it completed transition from Barclays last November, also grew its assets to 3.4 trillion from 2.8 trillion Shillings in 2018. This is a testimony that the transition period, which started in 2016 as Barclays PLC sold its interest in Barclays Africa has not had any negative impact on the bank’s performance.

While some people are stressing over relief food, rent, and perhaps the deteriorating economy, it’s a life struggle for Esther Nalubega and Sylvia Nassazi who are compelled to trek miles to acquire ARVs in this lockdown.

Bugiri Municipality MP Asuman Basalirwa added that the President’s directive for the money to be sent to the District Task Forces on Covid-19 was also contrary to the Attorney General, William Byaruhanga who warned MPs against spending the money.